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Santa Claus only has one day each year to circle the globe handing out Christmas presents, but somehow, he never manages to miss the children of Harford County. "It's incredible," Aiden McNally, 11, of Bel Air, said about Saint Nick's seemingly magical gift-delivery system. One of many kids around the county who are once again looking forward to Christmas gifts, Aiden said he even follows Santa's route each year on NORAD's only Santa Tracker. On a recent Sunday, Aiden was also one of many kids eagerly awaiting the man in red at Bel Air's Christmas parade down Main Street. The 25th annual event was one of Santa's multiple scheduled appearances...

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Santa Claus only has one day each year to circle the globe handing out Christmas presents, but somehow, he never manages to miss the children of Harford County.
"It's incredible," Aiden McNally, 11, of Bel Air, said about Saint Nick's seemingly...

"What do you want for Christmas this year?" Santa Claus asked the dozens of young visitors who stopped by to see him Friday night at the Santa House in Arbutus.
While many of the responses on Dec. 19 ranged from electronics to toys from...

Investigators are analyzing the social media activity of a missing 12-year-old girl from the Perry Hall area, saying she has a history of communicating with men online.
The search for Jasmine Leighlin Baker intensified Thursday as authorities said...

Family and friends of Jasmine Leighlin Baker had planned a vigil Saturday evening for the 12-year-old Perry Hall girl who had been missing since Tuesday.
But after the FBI found her unharmed Friday night in North Carolina, there she was the next day,...

A North Carolina man has been charged in connection with the disappearance of a 12-year-old Baltimore County girl who was found this weekend after a multistate search, authorities said Monday.
Victor Arroyo, 32, faces first-degree kidnapping and...

Heather Harris' commentary, "Media message unfair to missing child" (Nov. 20), misreads the message sent by the police and the media in the recent case of the abducted Baltimore County girl. She suggests that the "noise" created...

The Harford County Sheriff's Office and Maryland State Police reports:
Aberdeen
Adam Lee Duff, 25, of the 500 block of Cornell Street, was arrested Friday on a bench warrant for failing to appear for court in a case in which he is charged with causing a...

Forty years ago, the VW Golf arrived on our shores. Tagged as “Rabbit” from 1975 to 1984, the spunky little hatchback proved a worthy successor to the beloved Beetle.
The seventh-generation version continues those winning ways. Bigger, lighter...

Date: July 12
Her story: Michelle Reilly, 31, grew up in New Market in Frederick County. She is a family and consumer sciences teacher for Howard County Public Schools. A former Ravens cheerleader, Michelle performed with the team from 2001 to 2004....

I'm so thrilled for the Orioles, for the city of Baltimore, and for my 12-year-old son, who's learned what it means to be a true fan supporting his hometown team.
My husband and I never pushed our son into baseball; it came naturally. Even before he knew...

The following is compiled from police reports. The Columbia Flier includes descriptions of perpetrators only when the description makes identification possible.
East Columbia
Whiteacre Road, 9600 block, 9:59 p.m. April 13. Three unknown people...

The following is compiled from police reports. Descriptions of perpetrators are included only when the description makes identification possible.
Ellicott City
Montgomery Road, 5000 block, 6:05 a.m. April 10. 2013 Gray Chevrolet Silverado stolen....

The following is compiled from police reports. The Columbia Flier includes descriptions of perpetrators only when the description makes identification possible.
East Columbia
Morning Bird Lane, 5900 block, 2:07 a.m. April 20. Man riding in rear of...

The following is compiled from police reports. Descriptions of perpetrators are included only when the description makes identification possible.
Ellicott City
Ligon Road, 3700 block, 2:25 p.m. April 17. Three unknown people assaulted victims behind...

The following is compiled from local police reports.
Our policy is to include descriptions when there is enough information to make identification possible.
If you have any information about these crimes, call the Wilkens Police Station at 410-887-0872....

Amid last year’s Opening Day fanfare there was a somber feeling in the press box at Camden Yards -- a reminder we had lost some old friends the previous offseason, including a longtime sportswriter, an Orioles superfan and Hall of Fame manager Earl...

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Baseball legend Cal Ripken Jr. drew a crowd to the Abingdon library branch earlier this month.
The high-profile reading and discussion by the Hall of Famer of his new book, "Squeeze Play," "was an incredible event," Harford County...